Employment Review in 1987

With the pressures on research spending in the United Kingdom mounting, covetous eyes are again turning towards the country's sizeable defence budget.

The 'shake out' of jobs in the City of London — accentuated by recent events in the stock markets — is one new trend this year.

Population changes in the United Kingdom during the next decade may help solve one problem but will create others which are difficult to predict.

Careers in high-technology industry and scientific research are not top of all graduates' lists, and college-leavers are taking a hard-headed approach to employment.

Facilities for postgraduate training in the United Kingdom must be maintained in order to meet the steady demand for postdocs in biotechnology.

The transition from graduation to employment may be longer than the six months allowed for in UK surveys.

The academic world in Britain is changing rapidly due to government action and economic pressures.

Manpower shortage in research may cause problems for future investment.

US government figures show just how rapidly employment patterns are changing.

Is the introduction of robots into industry increasing efficiency and so creating jobs, or is the human worker soon to become a thing of the past?